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Laetitia GE Wilkins Curriculum vitae Laetitia Wilkins Laetitia G.E. Wilkins Address: Carl-Schurz-Str. 41, DE-28209 Bremen, Germany Contact: +49 176-293-77940, [email protected] Blog, Twitter: https://laetitia.schmid.se, @M_helvetiae EDUCATION Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolution, University of Lausanne, Switzerland 2010/10/01 – 2014/11/07 Thesis: Diversity of bacterial symbionts on salmonid eggs: genetic and environmental effects Supervised by Prof. Claus Wedekind & Dr. Luca Fumagalli. I earned diplomas in Ecology & Evolution, StarOmics CUSO, and Population Genomics (GPA = 4.0; Summa cum laude). Master of Science in Biology, Stockholm University, Sweden 2008/09/01 – 2010/06/12 Thesis: Female mating preferences and the MHC in humpback whales, Major: Evolutionary Genetics Supervised by Prof. Per Palsbøll & Dr. Martine Bérubé (GPA = 4; Summa cum laude) Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Bern, Switzerland 2005/09/01 – 2008/06/30 Thesis: Y-chromosomal phylogenies of Microtus arvalis, Major: Population Genetics Supervised by Prof. Gerald Heckel & Prof. Laurent Excoffier (GPA = 3.7; In signi cum laude) WORKING EXPERIENCE Since 1st of May, 2020 Project Leader in Nicole Dubilier’s Department of Symbiosis Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany Ecology and evolution of marine microbial symbioses in gutless oligochaetes and lucinid clams (ongoing). Since 1st of June, 2020 Co-Chair of the ISME (International Society for Microbial Ecology) Early Career Scientist Committee (global) - Establishment of a virtual platform where early career scientists are invited to present their conference talks that had been cancelled due to COVID-19: https://www.isme-microbes.org/lets-go-viral (ongoing) - Formation of an ad hoc diversity committee with the goals of (i) increasing the breadth of voices in the decision making process of conference organization, (ii) highlighting the full diversity of our scientific society and reinforcing support for underrepresented scientists globally, and (iii) deciding on action items to take to the board to change policy on increasing diversity and inclusion #UnityInDiversity https://www.isme-microbes.org/unity-diversity (ongoing) Since 1st of June, 2014 External Fish & Wildlife Consultant, Canton Grisons, Switzerland Population genetic informed management of wild fish populations, fishing regulations, and hatchery practices in my home canton Graubünden, Switzerland (ongoing). 2018/09/01 – 2020/04/30 Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Davis, USA Postdoc in Prof. Jonathan Eisen’s lab. Funded by the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation. Conception of a research program, #istmobiome, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panamá. Goal: Understanding how the closure of the Isthmus of Panamá affected the evolution and diversification of marine microbial symbioses: https://istmobiome.net/ 2017/02/01 – 2018/08/31 Founder & Co-President of the Berkeley Spouses, Partners and Parents Association (BSPPA), UC Berkeley, USA Establishment of a university-wide association for postdoctoral and visiting researchers and student scholars with families. We organized workshops on work-life-balance and how to navigate your life in the USA (health system, adult education for spouses, career counseling, housing, childcare, and family-friendly STEM events): https://bsppa.berkeley.edu/ 1 Curriculum vitae Laetitia Wilkins 2016/09/01 – 2018/08/31 SNSF Postdoc | University of California, Berkeley, USA Postdoc in Prof. Stephanie Carlson’s lab. Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF): Host-microbiome interactions and life-history strategies in O. mykiss (rainbow trout) and in the endangered Sierra Nevada yellow legged frog Rana sierrae, (both host systems are native to California). Maternity leave: 2015/11/19 – 2016/08/31 2014/12/01 – 2016/04/30 SNSF Postdoc | University of Lausanne, Switzerland First assistant (Postdoc) and project leader in Prof. Claus Wedekind’s lab in the SNSF- funded project 182265: „The potential consequences of unintended artificial selection on population fitness: combining laboratory experiments with large-scale field studies on salmonids” Maternity leave: 2012/09/15 – 2013/01/30 2012/08/01 – 12/15 Internship | Novartis Basel, Switzerland Internship in the Department of Molecular Diagnostics (MDx) in Prof. Anthony Rossini’s group: Statistical analysis of gene expression (RNA-seq) data of lung cancer and review about reproducibility ACHIEVEMENTS 2020 Assembly of #UnityInDiversity ad hoc committee to promote equity and diversity in our scientific community 2020 Cost extension for #istmobiome project ($100,000) 2018 Foundation of #istmobiome project: International program to study the evolution of marine microbial symbioses 2018 Travel award for National Postdoc Association meeting in Cleveland #NPA2018 ($2000) 2016 Postdoc Mobility Fellowship from Swiss National Science Foundation (126,000 CHF) 2013 Travel Award CUSO Population Genomics Program – Evolution Conference, Snowbird, UT, USA ($2000) 2010 Ph.D. Fellowship in Life Sciences at University of Lausanne, Switzerland (140,000 CHF) SUMMARY OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES ¨ Mentoring of 10 graduate students and 9 undergraduate students since 2012 (see details on page 5) ¨ 17 peer-reviewed and accepted publications (see details on page 3) ¨ 29 oral presentations at international conferences (of which 13 were invited talks, see details on page 6) ¨ Organization of conferences and workshops - Unity in Diversity: Virtual microbial ecology conference (public and free) to fill the void caused by the cancellation of #ISME18, November 11th & 12th 2020: https://www.isme-microbes.org/speakers-uid - Use of Microbiomes for Population Management: Symposium for joint meeting of American Fisheries Society and Wildlife Society, Reno, Nevada, USA, October 2nd, 2019. Organized together with Dr. Obed Hernandez-Gomez, UC Berkeley. See summary here: doi: 10.1002/fsh.10373 - Marine Microbial Symbiosis Workshops: Organized together with Dr. Matthieu Leray and Dr. Jarrod Scott at Bocas del Toro, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá (STRI; Dec 3-8, 2018). Matt Leray and I organized a second workshop, funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and STRI provost John Davis (same place; Dec 1-7, 2019) https://stri.si.edu/microbiome-workshop. - ESEB (European Society of Evolutionary Biology) Congress: Organizing committee – responsible for audio-visual systems, Lausanne, Switzerland (10th - 14th of August 2015) ¨ Organization of field expeditions in California, Central America, and the Mediterranean Sea ¨ Writing for scientists and the public - for The Molecular Ecologist: https://www.molecularecologist.com/author/laetitiawilkins/ - for the International Society of the Study of Evolution: https://ssecommunityblog.org - for our project website: https://istmobiome.net/ - and on my personal blog: https://laetitia.schmid.se/ and Twitter: @M_helvetiae 2 Curriculum vitae Laetitia Wilkins COMPLETE PUBLICATION LIST My ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3632-2063; https://scholar.google.at/citations?user=OZHrP3kAAAAJ&hl=de 17 published peer-reviewed articles with an h-index of 8 17. Allard, S., Costa, M., Bulseco, A., Helfer, V., Wilkins, L. G. E., Hassenrück, C., Zengler, K., Zimmer, M., Erazo, N., Rodrigues, J., Duke, N., Melo, V., Vanwonterghem, I., Junca, H., Makonde, H., Jimenez, D., Tavares, T., Fusi, M., Daffonchio, D., Duarte, C., Peixoto, R., Rosado, A., Gilbert, J., and Bowman, J. 2020. Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying microbial research priorities and approaches to better understand, protect, and rehabilitate mangrove ecosystems. mSystems 5(5): 300658-20. doi:10.1128/mSystems.00658-20 [OA = Open Access] 16. Dahlhausen, K. E., Jospin, G., Coil, D. A., Eisen, J. A., and Wilkins, L. G. E. 2020. Isolation and sequence-based characterization of a koala symbiont: Lonepinella koalarum. PeerJ 8: e10177. doi:10.7717/peerj.10177 [OA] 15. Wilkins, L. G. E., Matthews, K. R., Steel, Z. L., Nusslé, S. C., and Carlson, S. M. 2019. Population dynamics of Rana sierrae at Dusy Basin: Influence of non-native predators, drought, and restoration potential. Ecosphere 10(11): e02951. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2951 [OA] Cited 1 time. 14. Wilkins*, L. G. E., Leray*, M., O’Dea, A., Yuen, B., Peixoto, R., Pereira, T. J., Bik, H. M., Coil, D. A., Duffy, J. E., Herre, E. A., Lessios, H., Lucey, N. M., Mejia, L. C., Rasher, D. B., Sharp, K., Sogin, E.M., Thacker, R. W., Vega Thurber, R., Wcislo, W. T., Wilbanks, E. G., and Eisen, J. A. 2019. Host-associated microbiomes drive structure and function of marine ecosystems. PLoS Biology 17(11): e3000533. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000533 (*shared first authorship) [OA] Cited 11 times. 13. Wilkins, L. G. E. 2019. Can inter-species affairs in the dark lead to evolutionary innovation? Molecular Ecology 28(21): 4693-4696. doi:10.1111/mec.15262 (invited News and Perspectives article) [OA] Cited 1 time. 12. Selmoni, O., Maitre, D., Roux, J., Wilkins, L. G. E., Marques da Cunha, L., Vermeirssen, E. L. M., Knörr, S., Robinson-Rechavi, M., and Wedekind, C. 2019. Sex-specific changes in gene expression in response to estrogen pollution around the onset of sex differentiation in grayling (Salmonidae). BMC Genomics 20(583). doi:10.1186/s12864-019-5955-z [OA] Cited 5 times. 11. Wilkins*, L. G. E., Ettinger*, C. L., Jospin, G., and Eisen, J. A. 2019. Metagenome-assembled genomes provide new insight into the microbial diversity of two thermal pools in Kamchatka, Russia. Scientific Reports 9(3059).
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